Krogh Surname

50,311th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,201 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Krogh Surname Definition:

“Inn” in Old Dutch. Compare “Kroeg” in Afri­kaans.

Krogh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark5,2111:1,08362
United States2,2581:160,52216,344
Norway1,6581:3,101280
Sweden2111:46,6673,636
Australia1631:165,61817,113
Canada1341:274,96725,811
South Africa1121:483,73039,862
Germany581:1,388,02586,120
Italy561:1,092,08472,109
England501:1,114,36153,243
Greenland421:1,342194
Thailand401:1,765,959222,048
Chile341:518,13213,148
New Zealand311:146,07517,002
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Trinidad and Tobago161:85,2486,095
Zambia141:1,132,13730,603
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
France41:16,605,680368,153
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Montserrat21:2,474299
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States761:660,77243,333

Krogh (20) may also be a first name.

Krogh Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Inn” in Old Dutch. Compare “Kroeg” in Afri­kaans.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Krogh Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Krogh Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Krogh is found most in Denmark. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Krogh.

How Common Is The Last Name Krogh? popularity and diffusion

The surname Krogh is the 50,311th most frequently used surname globally It is held by around 1 in 714,395 people. The surname Krogh occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Krogh live; 70 percent live in Northern Europe and 69 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 2,446,817th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 20 people.

Krogh is most commonly held in Denmark, where it is carried by 5,211 people, or 1 in 1,083. In Denmark it is primarily found in: Central Denmark Region, where 29 percent reside, Capital Region of Denmark, where 27 percent reside and Region of Southern Denmark, where 20 percent reside. Not including Denmark this surname exists in 46 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Norway, where 16 percent reside.

Krogh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Krogh has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Krogh surname increased 2,971 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Krogh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Krogh surname are 21.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.5% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Krogh earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 4.5% more than the national average, earning 361,644 kr per year; in Peru they earn 16.43% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,200 per year; in South Africa they earn 148.52% more than the national average, earning R 590,568 per year; in United States they earn 11.9% more than the national average, earning $48,282 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.89% more than the national average, earning $54,598 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Krough91300/
Kroogh918/
Krog896,116/
Kragh803,668/
Krugh80669/
Kroog80297/
Krokh80241/
Krohg80134/
Kroug80109/
Krogt8071/
Kroeg8054/
Crogh8039/
Krogg8025/
Krohk802/
Kroig800/
Crough731,076/
Krogue7399/
Kroksh7325/
Kroshk7311/
Krogså732/
Kroskh731/
Krotkh731/
Krougs731/
Krokht731/
Kkrogt731/
Kreugh730/
Kruigh730/
Kraugh730/
Krug6747,561/
Krok675,038/
Krag672,352/
Kroc671,002/
Crog6748/
Kroschk6739/
Krüg6719/
Krogova672/
Krúg671/
Qrog671/

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